Challenging Popular Myths of Sex, Gender and Biology

About “Challenging Popular Myths of Sex, Gender and Biology”

This edited volume challenges common assumptions about sex, gender, and biology by presenting international, trans-disciplinary research. It begins by examining so-called natural sexual differences and explores how genes and hormones influence sex. The book also investigates gender stereotypes in the context of sexual conflict and critiques the focus on genes in evolutionary biology. It further examines the development of Darwin’s theory of sex differences. Later chapters focus on human-related topics, including an interdisciplinary approach to the evolution of sex differences in body height. They also compare biological and social perspectives on the gendering of voices and discuss nature-culture arguments in political debates about paternity leave in Norway. The book offers a critical analysis of how sex and gender are understood across multiple fields.